Signaling device.



SGNALING DEVICE.

Application flied AprilA, 1814,

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that we, Grenen J. SPOHRERanfl'VVinLAM Enigmi citizens of the lnited States, residing in thecitj.y of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Signaling Devices, ofwhich the following lis a full, clear, and exact description, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make,construct, and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings,v

and to numerals of reference marked there on, forming e part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to signaling devices for use upon the rear end ofautomobiles and the like, to illuminate the number or license tag and toindicate to the autom@ bilist following that the forward automobile isabout to stop, or is to turn to the right or left by simultaneouslyflashing a light and -sounding a signal.

fication, in which a preferred embodiment of our invention isillustrated, and in which Figure 1 represents a front view of ourimproved signaling device, parts beingA broken away, showing the licensetag associated therewith; Fig. 2 represents a sectional end view, takenon lines .fc-0: of Fig. 1, and looking in the direction indicated hy thearrow; and Fig. 3 represents e diagrammatic view showing the signalcontrolling ineens and also illustrating the wiring.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of theviews.

In the drawings, l represents a signal cas ing mede from sheet metal orthe like, of any convenient form. Secured to the esing l is ntelescoping cover 2 also made from sheet instel or the like, and of thesame general outline as the casing l, to which it is removably fitted hyi ieans ofthe rigid boltsv 3, which are conveniently secured to the in-Specication of Lettere Patent.

or other suitable materiel.

iai ent ed Lley e, i915.

Serial No. 829,'23V

side of the corer 2 and passing through apertures in the signal raisingl. Wing nuts 4 having screwsthreaded engagement with the bolts 3 serveto look the casing und cover together. 4

5 represents rctiecior in' .the 'form of a partition mounted in 'thecasing l. and of the shape indicated in Fig. l o the drawings, and soarranged as to divide the lower portion of the casing into threecompartinen .s numbered 6, and 8 respectively. A parti tion 9 mounted inthe. rf sing l directly above the partition 5 and es Y ing forms anothercompartment l0. piece of glass 20 is mounted in guides which ure securedto the ends of the reflector 5 in order that the light may be directedupon the license tag The lower wall of the cover 2 is cut away at thatpoint where the glass Q0 is located. Bracketll conveniently secured tothe partitions 5 and 9 are adapted to support lamp sockets 12 andsuitable incandescent lights i3.

The cover 2 is provided with a series of rims 14 to receivetransparentplates of glas The plate 15 which is circular in form, ispreferably red and with the iight, constitutes lthe teil light. Theplatesl, 17 and .i8 which are oblong, are preferably The plete i6 withthe lightconstitutes the signal and for convenience saire, may heprovided withvthe 'word Stop minted thereon.. The lates 17 and 18 whit'Anre located one on eac ,side of the teil light or l5 and which are alsogreen and provided with arrows 19 pointing in opposite directions,constitute the left and rightsignals.

.23 represents a. immer, bell or the' like, secured in any convenientmanner and nt any convenient point to the rear of the ons` ing 1. Twobrackets 2li secnredvto the reer of the' Casin? *2 by means of nuts 253,serve to secure the device to t l icle and at the seine time provi s aiu'stably securing the license or n ..2 to the deviate.

Referring; to E. t' the drawings, it will he seen that for conveniencesaire, We employ two switches Ril and 27, of any," desired form, whichmay mounted am! switch 26 operates the buzzer, bell or the like 23, andsimultaneously one of the other three signal lights, numbered 16, 17and'18 re` spect-ively, by simply pressing one of tfre buttons.

Whenever the driver wants to indicate that he will stop, he pushes thebutton marked S on the switch 26, and the incandescent light in thecompartment 10 is lighted, adthe buzzer orsounding device 23 is sounded,and if the' driiver should desire to indicate that -he will turn to theleft or to the right, he has but to push the roper button L or B of theswitch 26, an the incandescent light in the compartment 6 or 8 will belighted, and the buzzer or sounding device 23 will be sounded, todisplaythe proper signal at the rear of the automobile.

It is of course understood that the tail light 15 atni ht is alwaysburning, by keeping the switc 27 turned on, in order to operate saidlight, and 'to illuminatethe license or number tag 22.

Thus it will be seen that this improved `signaling' device is useful inday time or night time, and that when used in day time or night time,lnoelectricity flows through the device except when the driver desires tomake use of his signals.

In the drawings, we have shown the entire lighting and signaling systemof an automobile put into circuit with the tail light 15 as shown'iinthe diagrammatic view, Figf, but it is to be understood that the taillight and the signal lights, if desired, as well as the buzzer,`can beoperated from other suitable sources 'of electrical supply.

Experience has demonstrated that the organization above described is ahighly efficient one, and while Athe device shown anddescribed is thepreferred embodiment of our invention, weA do not wish to be limited tothe exact details of construction and combination herein shown anddescribed, A,as obvious modifications thereof, not involving theexercise of invention, may be made by any one skilled in the art, andsuch depar tures from what is herein shown and de-I scribed, we considerwithin the scope and terms of our claims.

We claim: n l

1. A signaling device of the character described, comprising a easing, apartition 1ocated withinand parallel with `the upper portion of thecasing, and a reflectorlocated c A inthe lowerportion `of the casingdividing said'casing into four compartments, a t. ansparent glasscarried bv the .lower edge of said reflector, a telescoping coversecured to said casing having transparent material* therein, the lowerside 'of said cover being cut away to expose the glass in said casing.

2. A signaling device of the character described, comprising an oblongcasing, a. partition located within and parallel with the upper portionof the casing, and a reflector 'located in the lower portion of the.casing parent material therein, the lower-side of said cover being cutaway to expose the glass in said casin 3. A signal' scribed, comprisingan oblong casing, a partition located within and parallel with the upper.portion of the casing?, and a reflector located in the lower portion-ofthe casing dividing said lcasing into four compartments, guides carriedby said reflector, a transparent glass located between said guides andcarried by the lower edge of the ing device of the character deireflector, a telescoping cover secured to said v casing havingtransparent material therein, the lower side of said cover being cutmwayto expose the glass in'said casing.

. 4. A signaling device of the character 41e-, scribed, comprising anoblong casing, a partition located within and parallel with the upperportion of the casing, and a reflector located in the lower portion ofthe casing dividing said casing into four compartments, a transparentglass carried by the lower edge of said reflector, a telescoping cover,means located on the inside of the cover and passing through aperturesin the casing for removably securing the cover to the casing, said coverbeing` prqvided with transparent mate' rial, the lower side of saidcover'beingv cut away to expose the glass in said casing.

5. A signaling device of the character described, comprising an oblongcasing, a partition located within and parallel with the upper portionof the casing, and a reflector located in the lower portion of thecasing dividing said casing intoA four compartments, a transparent glasscarried by. the lower edge of said reflector and located within thelower, portion of the casing, a tel-A escoping cover secured to saidcasing having transparent material therein, the lower side of said coverbeing cutaway to expose the glass in said casing, and means llocated onthe back of the easing for securing the de- Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FISCHER, 'CLIFFORD A.'jALLis'roN.

